- [Instructor] We've taken a lookat some of the After Effects preferences,and also the common controls availableto Boris Continuum FX.Now we're ready to apply Boris Continuum FX,and create some more complex results.When we look at the list of Boris Continuum effectseither through the Effects and Presets panel,or the effect menu, you can see there's quite a few of them.We're going to start with the Art Looks category,and this includes effects that replicatetraditional media, such as pencil or charcoal,and also the Stylize category.

And these effects create some very unique resultsyou don't see anywhere else.One cool thing about effects in general,whether they are available as standard After Effects effectsor as Boris Continuum effects,is the fact that you can combine them on a single layerto create much more complex results,and get a unique look that a single effect cannot give you.We're going to give that a try here.For example let's say we wanted to takehigh definition footage, and make it look likeit was shot with a much cruder or older video camera.

We can combine a few effects.Let's give it a try.We'll go to the project panel,in this new project, right mouse button click,go to import, file, this time I'll go to the01_Stylistic folder, footage, hostess,and select the first frame of the hostess image sequence.I'll drag that into the timelineto create a new composition, and here we go.Here's a hostess talking in front of a porch or window.Now I want to mention that I havemy adaptive resolution turned off.Normally when this is on you'll see apixelated version as you scrub the timeline,I'll leave mine off so you can seewhat I'm doing more clearly.

Alright, let's get started with this.With this layer selected, we're going to start with art looks.Effect, art looks, and I'll choose the watercolor effect.This creates a limited number of colors,and a line between those colors.I'll zoom in so you can see.What I want here is the simplified colors,but I don't really want the cartoon look.So the first thing I'll do is turn off the lines,turn off lines on.I want to blend those simplified colors in with the original,I don't want this harsh transition.So first thing I could do is try to soften.

Now soften just actually controlsthe complexity of the edges.I'll go ahead and put that up to one hundred.If I really want to blend this, I have to adjustthe cartoon mix and paint mix,how those elements are mixed in with the original.I'll lower cartoon mix first, let's try 25,and now you see its better blended.I'm also going to reduce the paint mix, 25.When I reduce that, it becomes brighter,it becomes a little bit blurry, and that's great.Doesn't look so much like watercolor,but looks like I have a pure number of colors,that are very softly blended in,and makes it look like the videois shot with a cruder video camera, not so sensitive.

Let's add another effect, let's say that the lensused to shoot this was just not very good,and actually led to some color separation.I'm going to go to effect, stylize, prism.And the prism effect will actuallyseparate the red green and blue towards the edges,creating a chromatic aberration look.Let me zoom in again, it's a bit subtle at the start,but if I adjust my starting depth,you'll see how the effect works.If I go lower, you start to see bandingtowards the edge, and it gets streaked out.

It's definitely too strong, I'm going to put this to .9,and go ahead and adjust the ending depth too,which also affects it.This affects where the streaking ends.So .9 and one, so now it definitely looks like a poor lens,but it's not so heavy that I can't see her face.Let's try one more effect.Effect, stylize scan line.This will create scan lines you might seewith pre-digital interlaced video.You can imagine it's either a really simple camera,or perhaps a low resolution monitor.

This is too strong now, so I'm going toadjust the softness, let's say 92.Where it's subtle, but not too heavy.So just barely there when you zoom out.Let's play that back.Okay, so there we have the result.You can still clearly see the hostess talking,but it looks like it was shot with poor quality video.So here we've combined three differentBoris Continuum effects to createa much more complex result that single effectsmight not get you.

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11/1/2018

Boris Continuum is a comprehensive effects package that allows you to access an array of features and effects, including the ability to restore footage, generate 2D and extruded 3D text, create professional broadcast titles, and achieve striking compositing results in several different host applications. This course focuses on using Boris Continuum with After Effects, and provides several compositing techniques that you can use to make your projects look great. To begin, VFX expert Lee Lanier shows how to apply stylistic effects, explaining how to work with the PixelChooser and Boris light effects. He then shares how to color grade and warp footage, key with Primatte Studio, add particles with Particle Illusion, work with 3D text, and more. Plus, learn about some of the new features available in Boris Continuum 12.